Improvement in faucets



J. N. SMITH.

Improvement in Faucets.

N0. 128,762, Patentedluly 9,1872.

STATES FICE.

J. NOTTINGHAM SMITH, or JERSEY CITY, NEWJHHSIIY, ASSIGNOR TO THE J.NOTTINGHAM SMITH MANUFACTURING COMPANY.77

vIMPROVEMENT IN FAUCETS..`

l SPECIFICATION.

To all whom 'it may concern: v

Be it known that I, J. NOTTINGHAM SMITH, of Jersey City, in the countyof Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements inFaucets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The object of my invention is to produce a faucet, which shall besimple, cheap, durable, eifective, and less liable to freeze or get outof order than those now in use. I prefer to Ina-ke my faucet principallyof cast-iron, though any other suitable metal or material may be.employed for that purpose.

My said invention consists of a tube which is inserted in the casl: orother vessel or source from which fluid is to be drawn, a nozzle-pieceor discharge end which is raised by a camlever .to open the valve andlet the fluid escape, and a valve and seat so connected to the otherportions of the faucet that they may readily be operated by means of thesaid cam-lever. I also provide a strainer to prevent foreign matter frompassing out with the uid.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l'is a vertical longitudinal sectionthrough the center of the faucet. Fig. 2 is a bottom view in detail ofthe valve-seat and valve.

A is the tube through which the fluid enters the faucet. B is themovable nozzle-piece enclosing the valve 3 O, the camflever; D, thevalve; and E, an India-rubber tube which serves as a spring to actuatethe valve, a packing to prevent the escape of the uid at the junction ofthe tube A and tube B, and a means for holding the lter securely in itsplace. The tube B has an ear or flange projectin g upward at each sideat its upper end, (one of which ears is shown in dotted line at a, Fig.1,) between which ears the cam-lever C is hung on the pin b. This pinpasses through the said cam-lever, serving as its fulcrum, and alsothrough the ears. The nose or cam-shaped end of the lever C bears on asuitable Seat on the top surface of the tube A, which tube A isAinserted or xed in the caslr or other source of supply and remainsimmovable therein. In the under side of the tube A a hole is made,through which the rod or sta-A tionary stud or bolt e passes and isscrewed into the upper side thereof. The lower end of this bolt isenlarged, as at c, said enlargement formingf a valveseat for the valveD. The Outer edge of this valve D rests on the inwardly-projectingshoulder f on the discharge-tube B. rlhe valve D is pressed down whenthe lever C is not raised by the spring tube of India-rubber E. Thisrubber tube also Serves to hold the strainer g in place between itslupper edge and the bottom surface of the tube A, and to make awater-tight joint between the tubes A and B where they join. On thelower enlarged end of the bolt e at the outer edge of the saidenlargement projecting pieces h are formed, the ends of which just touchthe inner surface of the tubeB and hold it central. Projecting upwardfrom the top surface of the tube A near its outer end is a Stud orbearing-plate, i, against which the pin b bears and slides up and down,and this bearing-plate in conjunction with the projections h on the bolte serve to insure the moving of the tube B in a right line parallel withits axis. A flange, j, also aids in performing the same function.

In operating this faucet, it is evident that` by raising the handle orlever C the tube B (and with it the valve D by means ofv the shoulder f)will be drawn up, raising the valve D off from the leather orIndia-rubber packing k, and allowing the Huid to pass from the tube Adown around the bolt e, through the strainer g and the opening in thecenter of the rubber E and the valve D, around outside of the enlargedpart c of the boltl e, between the arms or projections h on the saidpart c, and thence out of the discharge-end or nozzle 7d of the tube B.It is evident that, upon releasing the lever C, it will drop to theposition shown in the drawing, and the rubber sprin g E will eX- pandand close the valve.

The faucet, constructed as above set forth, may be made almost entirelyof cast-iron, and will therefore be cheap. It is Simple and durable,tighter than any ordinary faucet, and as tight and much more durablethan a ground joint. It is not liable to freeze easily, as the'India-rubber tubing E serves to retain the heat in a great measure. Thecam-lever C Amay be so formed that it will retain its positionwhenraised, thus keeping the valve open,

3. The combinaton,with the valve-seat c, of the Valve D, packing? m, andIndia-rubber tubing E, the Whole forming it valve,with the shoulder ffor actuetng it, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination,with the tubes A endB and tubing E, of the strainerg, held in place by the said tubing, and surrounding the rod e,

substantially as and for` the purpose described.

J. NOTTINGHAM SMITH. Witnesses:

H. JAMES WESTON, 11W. HENDERSON.

